2024 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Ranked #85 in popularity, industrial & organizational psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 14 doctor's degrees in industrial & organizational psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Organizational Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of industrial & organizational psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality industrial and organizational psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial & organizational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial & organizational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial & organizational psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial & organizational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial & Organizational Psychology in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago

2

Adler University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Adler University is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. Adler is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Adler University

3

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from DePaul University

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	4
Ohio	253	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	255
School Psychology	40
Counseling Psychology	8
Community Psychology	7
Educational Psychology	7
Forensic Psychology	5
Other Psychology & Counseling	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.